NAME

       shells - pathnames of valid login shells

DESCRIPTION

       /etc/shells  is  a  text  file  which  contains  the  full pathnames of valid login shells.  This file is
       consulted by chsh(1) and available to be queried by other programs.

       Be aware that there are programs which consult this file to find out if a user  is  a  normal  user;  for
       example, FTP daemons traditionally disallow access to users with shells not included in this file.

FILES

       /etc/shells

EXAMPLE

       /etc/shells may contain the following paths:

              /bin/sh
              /bin/bash
              /bin/csh

SEE ALSO

       chsh(1), getusershell(3)

COLOPHON

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                                                   2012-12-31                                          SHELLS(5)